Activité récente

2017

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Ciao, this is is Frà, the project consist in rebuilting the olive trees terrace that are damaged by the rain, cleaning around, gardening, pruining the trees . The place is 10 minutes far by the beach and town so you can go easily to the Beach if you like and downtown.

Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

Nombre d'heures d'aide bénévole attendues

5 hours a day 5 days a week

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22.08.2016

Laissé par un volontaire pour un hôte

I stayed with Fra for 8 days in June. It was a great experience. The work was hard but fair and he gave me a choice of which tasks I wanted to work on. The beach in Diano Marina is less than a 15 minute walk away which made it very easy to relax after working hours were over. Imperia (where there are some very interesting things to see) is also… read more nearby. I was the only volunteer at the time when I was there which meant there was a lot of downtime in the morning before work started, I think this would have made me a little bored if I had stayed for longer but overall my stay was excellent.
Thank you Fra!

I helped with Fra for just over a week. I had a lovely time! The work was fair, the food was good, and it was walking distance from the beach. It was a bit rustic and breakfast and lunch are the two meals that are made but if that's not a problem you will have a good time. It's a bit noisy right on the road but the views are amazing. Overall a… read more great experience :)

Fra is an amazing host. Very friendly and very gracious . he has amazing house, I was very comfortable. Diano marina is a beautiful town. I would recommend Fra as a host to anyone that wants to enjoy an authentic Italian countryside.

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18.09.2015

Laissé par un hôte pour un volontaire (Maria)

Maria is a very intelligent and open minded person, she is willing to work reliable and also a nice cook. The atmosphere was lovely and peaceful. She has good skills and is flexible and adaptable . I really enjoyed to have her here. She is interested in learning available in teaching . I sure would recommend her highly

I highly recommend Fras olive tree farm to people that enjoy physical work in the outdoors (digging with a pickax, lifiting and sorting stones, cutting back olive tree branches), as well as those that take pleasure in house restoration: painting walls, doors, fixing cracks in the walls etc.
Fra takes to your needs and will put a motivated… read more workawayer to good use according to their capabilities...He explained the tasks well and then left me to it, which I liked.
I enjoyed helping him a lot as the free time, including endless hours of cuddling and playing with his gorgeous dog Nur, trips to different beaches (10 minutes walking distance), and exploring the neighbouring villages.

The accommodation is rustic but comfortable, the food is plentiful and the music enjoyable -overall a very relaxing, stimulating and energizing workaway experience in beautiful Italia:-)!

Sonia is a nice and reliable woman, available and loyal. It has been a pleasure to host her , she is independent and calm , good company for all the other volunteers, never intrusive we had intense moments of discussion and exchange of views as well as moment of wonderful laughter with all the other volunteers.Her presence has been positive and I… read more hope to have her again

Very good experience in diano marina! Francesco is a very nice host, very respectful and always taking good care of the workers! The work was hard but only 5 hours per day and the atmosfere was very nice! The food was also ok. I had very interesting conversations during my stay and i enjoy a lot the places around especially imperia and cervo!… read more Thanks Francesco for trying to teach me italian! My first experience in workaway couldnt have been better.

I stayed for 10 days at Francescos farm in Diano Marina and really enjoyed it: great food, nice conversations and nice shorttrips to beautiful places! The work (building stonwalls) was sometimes hard, but also lots of fun!! Thank you for the great experience and hope to see you and Nur soon! Best wishes

I had a nice time with Milly and Rachel , they were very helpfull in the kitchen, cleaning up and never letting me doing that. I tried the amazing lasagna of Rachel too!! . Besides they were very indipendent and adaptable to the rustic countryside lifestyle that they enjoied and we had lot of fun time togheter. They have been keen in helping in… read more anything and always happy and smiling .
Respecting fully the meaning of this experience that is a cultural exchange , showing a great interest for the project and and on how to learn everthing about the olive trees and the drywalling . I had to stop them sometimes otherwhise they wanted to dig and move dirt and stuff like that all the time with the same enthusiasm of babies at the beach that build sandcastle .
They showed a great interest for the countryside and all the nature in general my dog included infact thanks to them i discovered the frog world .

Francesco was a fantastic host, very helpful and generous and a wonderful cook. I stayed with him with a friend for 9 days in Diana helping to clear an area of the terrace that had fallen during flooding. The work was simple and hard although not too heavy, Fra was very considerate to our abilities and strength. The atmosphere of the place was… read more wonderful, we requested music while we worked and this was provided and when we took breaks or had meals there were always delicious offerings to eat and drink as well as intelligent conversations about all kinds of things. Nur the dog was also a delight and great funny company. Fra also took time to take us to Imperia when he could and also to some fantastic swimming spots away from the touristy areas of Diana Marina. When I was leaving I accidentally left my phone in a bar and Fra very kindly collected it for me and posted it onward to me. All in all a fantastic experience with a host who went above and beyond, I would happily go back in the future and I will never ever forget talking to the frogs!

With Jose and the other partecipating at this volunteering project has been really nice to stay . Jose was available and a good helper . Good spirit of adjustment , interest in the project and a nice presence. In spite of his short stay a great availabity and regularity in partecipating to the project

Francesco and his mother are two very nice people, working with Francesco in the preparation of a wall was a very rewarding experience, also great fun to work with two other workawers. Many thanks Francesco and your mom

This was my first workaway in Diano building walls for olive trees, and it was perfect, Francesco and his mom were very welcoming and the work was rewarding. His mom's and Laura's cooking was spectacular, and the other workerawayers were really good people, Thank you Francesco for a great workaway experience!

Jin is great, he is an handsome model , he did the best to help in the country
You can see that his best talent is to be photographed.
So if you like to photograph will be great to host jin for you.
Thank you jin for your great effort and good luck with your career of model

Francesco and Laura are amazing people! I cannot explain how welcoming and hospitable they were. I felt so at home and never went hungry. It was a great first experience with workaway. I hope to come back to Italy to see them both. They are very awesome people and I am so glad I got to meet them and share their home.

I worked with Francesco for three months. Friendly and welcoming and there was plenty of good food. The place has an amazing view of the sea and the terraces are something I've never seen anywhere else. Lots of hard work but well worth it.

I had the pleasure of working with Francesco for 10 days in July this year and I had an amazing time enjoying the scenery of Diano Marina, the company of other workawayers and Laura's cooking.
The product of all the hard work made it even more worth the effort.
Thank you Francesco and Laura for a great time! :)

Jacob is such a great helper , you will be really, really but really lucky to host a guy like this. He is a tireless guy in spite of is look. So you have to stop him a certain point otherwise he will help you with a great enthusiasm until the work is completely done. In the beginning he looks lazy but if then he likes the work then is amazing, so… read more I suggest to specify the work to create the best experience
Thanks again for your help

This was my first volunteerring experience and Francesco Lara and Nur and a great group of fellow workawayers made it a great experience. I stayed with Francesco in the marina, and the location there is beautiful. The accomadation was very pleasant and there was always good food and plenty of it for everyone. Definetely a workaway I would do… read more again. Thanks Francesco and Lara.

I had a great time here with Francesco, Lara, Nur and a great group of workawayers. The house and grounds are amazing, the location is perfect and the food was always plentiful and delicious. The work was challenging, but really rewarding, and I would happily do it all again! Thank you.

I Had a great experience here with Francesco, They were very hospitable and i learned alot from the talks i had with them. They have a beautiful place and the most adorable dog. This is definitely a workaway I wouldnt mind doing again.

Thank you Brian!!! Brian helped me a lot and has been a good exchange experience for me . He teached me how to be a juggler and is a positive guy . Would be great to be in contact and all the other volunteers ( there where two more) they miss him when he leaved

I worked with Francesco on his farm near Piacenza, and also here in Diano Marina. He is a really cool guy. We talked about our different cultures and current events. He is flexible on work, outside physical stuff in you can, or other stuff too. Thanks Francesco for a great italian experience.